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The Famous Computer Cafe 1984-11-18 Howard Goldberg PlayNET

by: The Famous Computer Cafe

Publication date: 1984-11-18

Topics: computer history, Commodore 64, online service, computer radio show, microcomputers, SOFTV Productions

Language: English

Item Size: 86.5M

The Famous Computer Cafe 1984-11-18 Howard Goldberg of PlayNET. This episode aired on KFOX.

Digitized from reel-to-reel tape by Harbor Digitizing of Friday Harbor, Washington.

The Famous Computer Cafe recovery and digitization project was done by Kay Savetz in 2024. If you have access to other episodes of Famous Computer Cafe on tape, please contact Kay Savetz.

0:00 [Title Promo] Famous Computer Cafe brought to you by The Software Spot.

1:07 [Opening] Announcement of the shows participants: Ellen Walker, Andy Velcoff, Michael Walker, Howard Goldberg (President of PlayNET), Dave Johnson, Paul and Sarah Edwards, Dr. Disk.

2:53 [Commercial] The Software Spot featuring Lotus Symphony

3:31 Mail-in Contest for Commodore 64 or dinner for two.

6:00 Interview with Howard Goldberg, president of PlayNET a new online network service. PlayNET targets users who want to connect and play games online utilizing graphics instead of just text. Michael and Howard discuss rate structures; Local access numbers.

14:30 [Commercial] How to Make Money with Your Computer book by Paul and Sarah Edwards

15:43 [Promo] Coping with Stress by Psicomp for Apple II autograph party at Van Nuys Computerland

16:40 Continuation of interview with Howard Goldberg. Michael and Howard discuss features: online gaming, electronic mail, greeting cards (in future). Talk about social aspects of the service.

23:52 Personal Computer News with Rick Burnett: Microsoft delayed Windows until June 1995; IBM TopView to be introduced 3 months before Windows; Compaq and Fortune earnings down; Visicorp will merge with Paladin Software Corporation.

27:27 The New Age Journal - Win Win video games (co-operative) article

28:25 Continuation of interview with Howard Goldberg. Starting a computer based business. Affordable pricing rates of PlayNET ($2 per hour after monthly $6 subscription fee. Initial software $29.95). Hardware requirements: Commodore 64, disk drive, modem. May expand to other machines in the future.

38:38 The New Age Journal - Toybrary

39:39 Continuation of interview with Howard Goldberg. Future plans.

44:55 IBM correspondent Dave Johnson on helping others with using a PC. Menu/task building software Starburst (MicroPro).

47:32 [Commercial] Dollars and Sense by Monogram available at The Software Spot.

48:10 Paul and Sarah Edwards on making money with micro computers by monitoring stock portfolios.

51:38 Andy Velcoff: The Seven Cities of Gold by Electronic Arts

54:50 [Commercial] Zork I, II, III by Infocom at Simply Software in Manhattan Beach

56:00 Outro

57:36 end